Supreme Court of India

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh v. Faculty Association and Ors.

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Bench S.C. Agrwal, G.N. Ray, Dr. A.S. Anand and S.P. Bharucha Ands. Rajendra Babu JJ.

Decided 17 April 1998

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Service Law : Reservation-SC, ST and OBC-Single post cadre-Roster Applicability-Held: There cannot be any reservation in a single post cadre either directly or by device of rotation of roster-Contrary decision in some previous cases, overruled-Plurality of posts essential for reservation. Constitution of India, 1950 : c Articles 16(4) and 16(4A)-Reservation-Backward Classes-Special provisions for-Held: There must be a balance in the matter of appointments between reserved and general classes-In making reservations for bakward classes, the State cannot ignore the fundamental rights of the…

Authorities it was built on

1959 Dr. B. K. Pal Chaudhry v. The State Oe Assam cited by 20
1988 Dr. Chakradhar Paswan v. State of Bihar & Ors. cited by 11
1989 State of M.P. v. Ganekar Motghare cited by 4
1994 State of Bihar and Ors. v. Bageshwari Prasad and Anr. cited by 3

Where later benches applied it

2019 R. R. Inamdar v. State of Karnataka & Ors. followed
2016 Subramanian Swamy v. Union of India, Ministry of Law & Ors. referred to
2015 Akhilesh Kumar Singh v. Ram Dawan & Ors. referred to
2010 Union of India v. Ramesh Ram & Ors. Etc. referred to
2021 Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister & Ors. mentioned
2021 V. N. Public Health and Educational Trust Etc. v. State of Kerala & Ors. Etc. mentioned
2018 Chintpurni Medical College and Hospital & Anr.v. State of Punjab & Ors. v. State of Punjab & Ors. mentioned
2012 Bhawna Garg & Anr. v. University of Delhi & Ors. distinguished

Of those, 1 followed · 1 distinguished · 3 referred to · 3 mentioned

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